Boot
A boot is a type of footwear and a specific type of shoe. Most boots mainly cover the foot and the ankle, while some also cover some part of the lower calf. Some boots extend up the leg, sometimes as far as the knee or even the hip. Most boots have a heel that is clearly distinguishable from the rest of the sole, even if the two are made of one piece. Traditionally made of leather or rubber, modern boots are made from a variety of materials. Boots are worn both for their functionality – protecting the foot and leg from water, extreme cold, mud or hazards (e.g., chemicals) or providing additional ankle support for strenuous activities with added traction requirements (e.g., hiking) – and for reasons of style and fashion.
In some cases, the wearing of boots may be required by laws or regulations, such as the regulations in some jurisdictions requiring workers on construction sites to wear steel-toed safety boots. Some uniforms include boots as the regulated footwear. Boots are recommended as well for motorcycle riders. High-top athletic shoes are generally not considered boots, even though they do cover the ankle, primarily due to the absence of a distinct heel. In Britain, the term may be used to refer to football (soccer) cleats.
Boots (film)
Boots is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Dorothy Gish. It was produced by D. W. Griffith, his New Art Film Co., and distributed through Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures.
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The film played at the Strand Theatre in Christchurch, New Zealand in shortly before Christmas in 1919.
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Boots (nickname)
Boots, as a nickname, may refer to:
Podcasts:
My Boots
by: Adam BrandI was shaving off yesterday
Checking out the new lines in my changing face
Thinking about all I did
Where time went and all I haven't fixed around this place
Just then my son walked in from the kitchen like he had no knees
Waist high in leather he said hey daddy look at me
I laughed so hard it was hard to speak
Those are my boots
The same size my grandpa wore
When he fought for me on foreign soil
Those are my boots
They wear the same dirt from the same fields my daddy's did and so did his
They ain't the cute ones
They get the job done
They don't look good with a suit
Those are my boots
I went down to the city bank
To put back in what the bills and the taxman takes
In the line next to me
I caught a man looking down at the bottom of my jeans
I said hey man ain't it great to be living and working hard for honest pay
Oh yeah and by the way
These are my boots
The same size my grandpa wore
When he fought for me on foreign soil
These are my boots
They wear the same dirt from the same fields my daddy's did and so did his
Yeah they're scared like me
Tough as leather and proud to be
Always giving more than they took
If you don't like 'em just don't look
At my boots
They ain't the cute ones
They get the job done
They don't look good with a suit
These are my boots
Hmm these are my boots